Civil Litigation Lawyer

Law Absolute Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment firm is seeking a civil litigation locum lawyer for a local authority in South London. This full-time role offers a hybrid working model, requiring attendance in the office only 1 or 2 days a week. Successful candidates will manage a diverse civil litigation caseload while demonstrating at least 2 years PQE experience within a public sector context.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years PQE in civil litigation.
• Experience in a local government environment.
• Ability to attend office on hybrid basis.

Responsibilities

• Handle caseload of civil litigation matters.
• Manage non-residential property litigation and contractual disputes.
• Address public law-oriented disputes and judicial review claims.

Skills

Civil litigation

Debt recovery

Public law

Education

Qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive

Job description

LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a local authority based in South London. They are seeking a civil litigation locum lawyer for an initial 6-month contract with potential to extend.

Please note this is a full-time role and will require hybrid attendance in South London of 1 or 2 days per week.

You will handle a caseload of civil litigation matters including non-residential property litigation, contractual disputes, debt recovery, public law-oriented disputes and non-housing judicial review claims.

To apply you will be:

• An England and Wales qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive with minimum 2 years’ PQE Able to demonstrate previous experience of handling civil litigation matters within a local government environment Able to attend the office in South London on a hybrid basis Available on no more than a 4-week notice period

The salary for this role is £35-£55/hour umbrella.

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.